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Title: 2022 report on the experiences of Black students at Atkins Library
Author: Moore, Jon, Croxton, Rebecca A., Davis, Tiffany, Krumbine, Tracie, Ornat Bitting, Natalie, Perry, Crystal
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, College students, Black, Anti-racism
Description: This report describes the study our team conducted to better understand the needs and experiences of Black students at UNC Charlotte related to the spaces, services, and resources of Atkins Library. The research team for this study was comprised o...

Title: 2023 report on the experiences of neurodivergent students at Atkins Library
Author: Moore, Jon, Barbour, Triston
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Neurodiversity
Description: This report describes the study our team conducted to better understand the needs and experiences of students at UNC Charlotte who identify as neurodivergent and/or as having a disorder related to mental health or function, specifically as they re...

Title: 8 reasons researchers should use the GetFTR browser extension
Author: Boardman, Erika
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Communication in learning and scholarship
Description: What is the problem we’re trying to solve? Researchers are not always able to easily make use of the resources their institution has made available to them. When presented with a plethora of links in a discovery tool, researchers may inadvertently...

Title: Artivism, virtual workshops, and the pandemic
Author: Bennett, Adreonna
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Social justice, Photography, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Academic libraries, Internet videoconferencing
Description: I was hired as a Community Engagement Archivist in the Special Collections and University Archives unit at J. Murrey Atkins Library, University of North Carolina at Charlotte in June 2019. Not only was this my first full time library job but it wa...

Title: Beyond assumptions : using design thinking to build better library employee training
Author: Bess, Marc
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Employees--Training of, Academic libraries
Description: Design thinking is a flexible problem solving process that can be used in a variety of settings. While design thinking may be traditionally associated with fields such as product development, it is increasingly being used as an innovative approach...

Title: Braving our blind spots : using a virtual book discussion group to continue conversations on implicit bias in libraries
Author: Harris, Ryan, Jones, Shannon, Bartley, Kelsa, DeSantis, Melissa, Jason, Don, Rios, Dede
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Diversity in higher education, Book clubs (Discussion groups)
Description: Increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of the workforce in libraries throughout the United States has been a strategic priority for years, yet statistically the homogeneous nature of library staffs remains the same. Statistics from the America...

Title: Breaking down barriers for student parents and caregivers with family friendly library spaces
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Moore, Anne Cooper, Sprague, Lindsey
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, College student parents
Description: In 2016, J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte opened a reservable study room specifically for student parents and caregivers. Student parents comprise 25.6% of the total student population and this study room c...

Title: Claims returned process : using our values to improve the service
Author: Boardman, Erika, Norton, Derek R., Miller, Ryan J.
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Library science, Academic libraries, Library circulation and loans
Description: Through collaboration among Collections Maintenance, Circulation, and Technology and Digital Strategies, an online Claims Returned Form was established and has drastically improved the process for claims returned items. Featuring a unique API comp...

Title: Client/provider relationship: Library as client and art students as provider
Author: Rinalducci, Jenna
Subjects--Topical: Art, Correspondence schools and courses, Arts, Teaching, Academic libraries, Mural painting and decoration
Description: What started as a discussion about how to bring more art into the library developed into a valuable collaboration with faculty and students that brought murals into the architecture library. The arts and architecture librarian reached out to one o...

Title: Collaborative blogging : a sustainable professional development and networking tool
Author: Truesdale, Angel, Lovas, Nancy, Krstevska, Summer
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Business librarians, Career development, Blogs
Description: Three academic librarians, from three institutions, blog together to share their perspectives on the inspiration and challenges they face as business specialists. Through peer collaboration and reflective blogging they are learning and expanding t...

Title: Conversations that matter : engaging library employees in DEI and cultural humility reflection
Author: Lampkowski, Christin, Truesdale, Angel, Looby, Kimberly, Moore, Abby
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Multiculturalism, Cultural competence, Career development
Description: The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs Subcommittee of the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee at the Atkins Library of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) formed in 2019 and created a series of DEI-theme...

Title: Creating an online scientific art exhibit formatted for people with a visual impairment
Author: Sorrell, Melanie, Norton, Derek R., McAdams, Jeff, Winterling, Rachael, Dipple, Kathleen
Subjects--Topical: People with visual disabilities, Accessible Web sites for people with disabilities, Academic libraries
Description: An online exhibit accessible by people with a visual impairment was created to accompany a university library’s physical exhibit of microscopic images generated by researchers on campus as “scientific art.” This online exhibit consisted of a Web p...

Title: Creating co-curricular and extracurricular engagement pathways for timely degree completion
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Moore, Anne Cooper
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Student activities, Academic libraries
Description: This study investigates which co-curricular, extracurricular, pre-college, and demographic factors contribute to timely degree completion at a large, public university in the southeastern United States. In response to a new statewide performance-b...

Title: Culture of collaborative creation
Author: McAdams, Jeff, Lake, Savannah
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Internet videoconferencing, Academic libraries
Description: An unexpected discovery of the pandemic was a new working style that proved more generative than previous in-person collaboration. Using Zoom to facilitate synchronous coworking sessions on volunteer projects led to fruitful results. People from d...

Title: Extending our reach : integrating librarians and library resources into Canvas
Author: Auten, Beth, Croxton, Rebecca A., Tingelstad, Catherine
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Embedded librarians, Academic libraries
Description: A team of librarians developed and implemented a plan to create coordinated library access for all students through the Canvas learning management system. Partnering with campus information technology services, librarians developed a specialized r...

Title: From guest star to director : transitioning from a one-shot model of instruction to a semester-long course on banned books
Author: Ornat Bitting, Natalie
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Prohibited books
Description: Instruction librarians are experts at developing one-shot instruction sessions where information literacy concepts are explored in little more than an hour. Serving in a “guest star” role, we arrive as expert visitors within a classroom with an al...

Title: From matriculation to graduation : alignment of library data with university metrics to quantify library value
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Moore, Anne Cooper
Subjects--Topical: Libraries and students, Academic libraries, Longitudinal studies, Prediction of scholastic success
Description: To determine which engagement factors contribute to student success at a large, public, research university in the southeast, the university library, along with representatives from Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and other academic and support...

Title: How do we publish when our work is collaborative and everyone's too busy?
Author: Caruso, Beth
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Scholarly publishing
Description: In the current world of academic librarianship, where collaboration is mainstream and high workloads are commonplace, publishing about collaborative initiatives with colleagues, though ideal, is not always feasible. Sometimes, publishing alone is ...

Title: In-person, remote, or hybrid? Planning a conference that works for all
Author: Binder, Amanda, Lake, Savannah
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Career development, Internet videoconferencing, Academic libraries
Description: In April 2022, Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte hosted the Digital Humanities Institute, a conference that brings together digital humanities enthusiasts from across the state of North Carolina to discuss digital pedagogy, digital research methods,...

Title: Inter-institutional mobile hotspot lending program handbook
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Price, Bob, McCallister, Kelly, Dusto, David, McLellan, Amanda, Bourne, Brandy, Collogan, Jessica, Brown, Wanda Kay
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Web-based instruction, Internet access
Description: This handbook outlines key components of a inter-institutional mobile hotspots lending model that was developed as a collaborative initiative between seven University of North Carolina System institutions. The project was made possible by grant fu...